ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2021
Strength development according with age and position: a 10-year study of 570 soccer players.
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- Assessment of Strength and Power Capacities in Elite Male Soccer: A Systematic Review of Test Protocols Used in Practice and Research.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring the Relationship Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength in the Limbs of Elite Soccer Players.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Relationships between knee muscle strength and functional performance in professional soccer players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The isometric and isokinetic knee extension and flexion muscle strength profile of elite soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Dynamometric Strength Profile of Hip Muscles in Youth Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association between Concentric and Eccentric Isokinetic Torque and Unilateral Countermovement Jump Variables in Professional Soccer Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2022Article
- Strength Level of Professional Elite Soccer Players after the COVID-19 Lockdown Period: A Retrospective Double-Arm Cohort Study.Journal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) · 2022Article
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Abstract
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aimThe purpose of this study was to compare the isokinetic peak torque profiles from the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles during concentric and eccentric contractions in elite Brazilian soccer players across different field positions and age categories. Our hypothesis was that soccer players from different field positions are subjected to different ageing-related effects on their isokinetic peak torque.
methodsThis is a retrospective study based on professional elite-level soccer players between the years 2009 and 2019. It included 570 adult males who played for at least 5 years on first or second Brazilian divisions. Playing positions were divided as: goalkeepers, defenders, sidebacks, midfielders and forwards. Age categories were also divided as: G1 (17-20 years old), G2 (21-24 years old), G3 (25-28 years old), G4 (29-32 years old) and G5 (33 years old or more).
resultsThe results indicate a moderate effect of age (F(4545)=8.197; p<0.001; η
conclusionsSoccer players from different field positions are subjected to different ageing related effects on their muscular performance during their career special attention should be given to these players to avoid reduction in physical performance.
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